Time

Sesame Street Says Bert And Ernie ‘Don’t Have a Sexual Orientation’ After Longtime Writer Claims They’re Gay

A former writer for Sesame Street said in a recent interview that he considered Bert and Ernie to be gay — but the show rebutted this claim, saying the puppets “do not have a sexual orientation.” The ...
WMUR

'Sesame Street' wants to clarify: Bert and Ernie aren't gay

The producers of "Sesame Street" want you to know that Bert and Ernie are not, in fact, gay.Sesame Workshop tweeted Tuesday that the characters are best friends and have many human traits but "remain ...
abc13

Former 'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie are a gay couple

A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed what fans have suspected for years: Bert and Ernie are a couple. Mark Saltzman told LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that when writing Bert and Ernie, he ...
Yahoo

Sesame Street says Bert and Ernie aren’t gay, because puppets don’t have a sexual orientation

In a new interview with Queerty, longtime Sesame Street writer Mark Saltzman was adamant that the puppets were more than just friends. In an odd twist, two of the day’s most trending topics involve ...

'Sesame Street' gets a new look as it moves to Netflix

Netflix has shared a sneak peek of the "reimagined" "Sesame Street" after Elmo and his friends moved from HBO. Here's when ...

‘Sesame Street’ comes to Netflix: Check out the new trailer and first-look images

Sal Perez and Kay Wilson Stallings serve as executive producers, with Halcyon Person — an Emmy, Humanitas, and NAACP Award nominee — as head writer and co-executive producer. Person previously led ...
abc7NY

Former 'Sesame Street' writer says Bert and Ernie are a couple

A former "Sesame Street" writer has confirmed what fans have suspected for years - Bert and Ernie are a couple. Mark Saltzman told LGBTQ lifestyle website Queerty that when writing Bert and Ernie, he ...